Immediate Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Following Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: A Case Series.


Journal

Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology
ISSN: 1537-1921
Titre abrégé: J Neurosurg Anesthesiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8910749

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Historique:
pubmed: 11 1 2019
medline: 21 7 2020
entrez: 11 1 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Patients who undergo transsphenoidal pituitary resection have an elevated risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) yet their outcomes and the safety of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains unclear. Our study objective was to determine the incidence of complications related to the use of early positive airway pressure following pituitary resection. We retrospectively identified all patients who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection between January 1, 2005 and March 24, 2016 at our institution, including those with diagnosed or suspected OSA. We compared characteristics and postoperative complications of OSA patients who did and did not receive CPAP postoperatively. In total, 427 patients underwent transsphenoidal pituitary resection. Of these, 64 (15%) had OSA. Acromegaly was more common in patients with OSA (42% vs. 10%; P<0.001) but not Cushing Disease (19% vs. 16%; P=0.54). Hypoxia was more common in patients with OSA as compared to those without (14% vs. 5%; P<0.001) and one patient with OSA was reintubated compared with none in the control group (P=0.017). Eight patients had CPAP applied in the immediate postoperative period and the incidence of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, infection, and pneumocephalus was similar between OSA patients with and without CPAP. Our case series of patients with OSA who received CPAP immediately following transsphenoidal pituitary resection resulted in similar rates of surgical complications. Our results support further investigation to establish the safety of CPAP in this population.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Patients who undergo transsphenoidal pituitary resection have an elevated risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) yet their outcomes and the safety of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains unclear. Our study objective was to determine the incidence of complications related to the use of early positive airway pressure following pituitary resection.
METHODS METHODS
We retrospectively identified all patients who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection between January 1, 2005 and March 24, 2016 at our institution, including those with diagnosed or suspected OSA. We compared characteristics and postoperative complications of OSA patients who did and did not receive CPAP postoperatively.
RESULTS RESULTS
In total, 427 patients underwent transsphenoidal pituitary resection. Of these, 64 (15%) had OSA. Acromegaly was more common in patients with OSA (42% vs. 10%; P<0.001) but not Cushing Disease (19% vs. 16%; P=0.54). Hypoxia was more common in patients with OSA as compared to those without (14% vs. 5%; P<0.001) and one patient with OSA was reintubated compared with none in the control group (P=0.017). Eight patients had CPAP applied in the immediate postoperative period and the incidence of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, infection, and pneumocephalus was similar between OSA patients with and without CPAP.
DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS
Our case series of patients with OSA who received CPAP immediately following transsphenoidal pituitary resection resulted in similar rates of surgical complications. Our results support further investigation to establish the safety of CPAP in this population.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30628938
doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000573
pii: 00008506-202001000-00008
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

36-40

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Auteurs

William Rieley (W)

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver General Hospital.
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia.

Ayda Askari (A)

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia.

Ryojo Akagami (R)

Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC.

Peter A Gooderham (PA)

Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC.

Petrus A Swart (PA)

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver General Hospital.
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia.

Alana M Flexman (AM)

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver General Hospital.
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia.

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